Drought blankets most of Intermountain West, including Colorado — and will likely get worse

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Boaters show the scale of depleted water levels on Lake Mead. The white rock known as the bathtub ring is created by minerals from lake water drying as the level drops.

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Screenshot from U.S. Drought Monitor

Screenshot from U.S. Drought Monitor